Three local at-home brewers are gearing up to move their craft to a new home in Forest Grove's soon-to-be only brewery.

Adam Zumwalt works as an estimator for a roofing company during the week but is a "weekend warrior" when it comes to brewing beer, he said. He is the owner of Waltz Brewing, an idea brought to life with the help of fellow brewers Karl Glatz and Michael Duron. Glatz is the head brewer and Duron the associate brewer.

Zumwalt said he is still finalizing the paperwork to move into the brewery's tentative location at 1900 A St.

"It's almost on the verge of not being in our imagination," he said.

The company has T-shirts featuring the Waltz Brewing logo, a Facebook page that's gaining fans and a growing collection of vinyl records – they hope to eventually have several thousand – that will provide music and decor for the brewery.

Waltz Brewing's new space will start with a tasting room, then growler sales. In the long run, Zumwalt is aiming for a fully equipped brewery to do everything on site.

There's no firm timeline for the brewery's opening, which depends in part on finalizing the paperwork for moving into the space and for selling alcohol. But Zumwalt said Waltz will be opening as soon as possible.

View full sizeWaltz Brewing will be opening at 1900 A St. in Forest Grove.Kari Bray/Forest Grove Leader

He plans to offer some tried-and-true beers along with experimenting with more small-batch, limited-edition varieties. For example, the brewers are currently playing around with a pineapple beer. How successful the flavor will be has yet to be determined.

While Zumwalt is a fan of what he calls "middle-of-the-road" beers that have familiar, expected flavors, Glatz and Duron are more adventurous.

Duron, a Cornelius resident who has been brewing for about three years, said the craft is all about innovation.

"There's science and there's hygiene, but it's all creativity, really," he said. "There are infinite possibilities you can combine."

One of Duron's favorites is Waltz's brown ale, which he described as rich, earthy and fortifying with a chocolate character that especially suits cold, rainy days.

Zumwalt said he looked at other locations for his brewery, including Hillsboro and Gresham, but in the end decided Forest Grove was his best option.

"I've always commuted for everything I've ever done for work, and I thought if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it in Forest Grove," Zumwalt said. "Plus, Forest Grove needed a brewery."

Duron said he is surprised there is not another brewery in Forest Grove and he hopes Waltz Brewing can carve out a niche before someone else catches on. Though there has been at least one brewery in the past, it is no longer in business.

"I don't expect the monopoly to last," Duron said. "I think this will be more than a one-brewery town eventually."